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Saw V (2008)

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Reviews Counted:69

Fresh:9

Rotten:60

Average Rating:3/10

Consensus: If its plot were as interesting as its torture devices, or its violence less painful than its performances, perhaps Saw V might not feel like it was running on fumes.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity

Runtime: 1 hr. 32 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Horror

Theatrical Release: Oct 24, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $56.7M

Synopsis: Detective Hoffman and Agent Strahm clash as they each investigate the apparent continuation of the Jigsaw murders. Detective Hoffman and Agent Strahm clash as they each investigate the apparent continuation of the Jigsaw murders. [More]

Starring: Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Costas Mandylor

Starring: Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk, Laura Gordon, Mike Butters, Joris Jarsky, Shawnee Smith

Director: David Hackl

Director: David Hackl
Screenwriter: Patrick Melton , Marcus Dunstan
Producer: Mark Burg , Oren Koules
Studio: Lionsgate

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Será que os fãs da série não percebem que o conceito dos flashbacks e de mexer com a cronologia dos capítulos anteriores é uma forma encontrada pelos produtores para que possam refazer o original de novo e de novo e de novo?

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Jan 17, 2010
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A disappointing film that breaks all of the series' own rules.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2009
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
Aug 19, 2009
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

An insult to fourth-rate ripoffs of Se7en, and even that may not be harsh enough.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
Jan 20, 2009
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

Being the fifth annual go-round for this durable splatter franchise, this film has really no power to change any minds.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
Dec 30, 2008
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

...hardcore fans of Jigsaw's exploits will probably find something here worth embracing.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment 2 Comments
Dec 15, 2008
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A cut above its pretentious predecessors; the graphic set-pieces -- including an opening inspired by Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' -- deliver the gory goods.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment 2 Comments
Nov 21, 2008
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Square in the middle of the series, quality-wise: though the new film has some unabashedly dumb moments, its plot lacks the pathetic contortions that we saw in Saw IV

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2008
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Saw V or High School Musical 3? Make your choice. All of a sudden, picking between self-mutilation and disembowelment doesn't sound so frightening, does it?

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2008
Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson
Jam! Movies

Saw V may still have the power to make audiences squirm, but only for the most obvious reasons.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2008
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Nails? Where else but in a Saw movie can a puzzle-minded sadist cobble together elaborate torture contraptions from the same Home Depot that provides his replacement windows and his garage storage solution?

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2008
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

The blade is oh so dull on this Saw.

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Oct 30, 2008
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

Saw V is a terrible combination: grisly and tedious. Let's just call it bloody dull.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment 1 Comment
Oct 30, 2008
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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The ad campaign for Saw V assures the viewer, 'You won't believe how it ends.' This is true, because you won't believe it could possibly be this lame.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment 2 Comments
Oct 30, 2008
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Yes, it's more of the same. But if you've been 'Saw'-ing away for the last four years, why not take in 'Saw V?'

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Oct 29, 2008
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

The death of nearly every character in the franchise isn't enough to prevent the makers from grinding out another edition of Saw. Could they just finish the job?

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
Oct 29, 2008
Alex Markerson
Alex Markerson
E! Online

The law of diminishing returns is in full effect here.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
Oct 29, 2008
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The Saw movies have a convoluted storyline for the same reason Playboy has articles. It gives the consumer an easy excuse.

Full Review | comment 7 Comments
Oct 28, 2008
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The Saw franchise cut its teeth with macabre MacGyver gimmicks and buckets of bloodshed. Acting was never a consideration. And when you're racking in millions upon millions with next to no budget, why start vying for Oscars now?

Full Review Source: Richmond.com | comment 1 Comment
Oct 28, 2008
Mike Ward
Mike Ward
Richmond.com
 
 
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